As humans we find ourselves being negative more often than being positive. As a writer, it’s easier to be negative about the reception your books have garnered than to find the good. In my everyday job as a promoter of books, I have found that, at times, you are working against a wall of negativity—a …
Tag: Book Promotion
Jul 20
Hitting The Mark: What Might Be Holding You Back From Being A Bestseller
One of the great book success stories of the year has to be that of A.H. Holt, who went from selling a handful of books per month to becoming one of the bestselling Western authors of the year—so far. Her book, “Ten In Texas,” caught the imagination of Western fans, but her journey was not …
Jul 12
No Book Sales? Have You Discovered The Three C’s?
I was talking to a very talented client of mine today who has a book coming out very soon. We were talking about the frustrations of preparing a book for release—and we discussed the two C’s I’ve been telling people about for a long, long time. But she added a third C to that message. …
Mar 21
“Do You Feel Lucky?”- The Reality of Advertising Your Book
An article by bestselling author Cliff Roberts about the reality of book promotion. Cliff Roberts has moved thousands of books, won several book sales awards and recently featured on “Amazon’s best books of March list.” “We can talk when I’m ready to promote again.” I hear this five or six times a day from authors …
Oct 12
Young, Brash and Cocky: Nick Wale Interviewed By Simon Duringer
(Reblogged from Simon Duringers website.) For those who don’t recognise the name, you should…. Novel Reads by Novel Ideas is the Bestselling E-Zine run by Britain’s very own PR and Promotions expert to the Indie world of publishing; The Very Expert Nick Wale. With a handsome list of clientele extending across the seven seas, Nick …
Sep 25
Some Novel News…
Dear Friends, I hope you have had a wonderful month. I just wanted to write and tell you why I have been absent from this site for a week or so… Things have been crazy over here at Novel Ideas, and I will be replying to all your emails and letters over the next few …
Jul 09
How To Sell Books: An Interview With PR Nick Wale
Interview undertaken by interviewer Alex Laybourne and reblogged on several sites including www.nickwale.org Ever hear the song “Hungry Like The Wolf”? Well, this guy is hungry for the hits. It becomes a struggle when you have written a book—a good book, no less! What do you do? You can hire some PR guy or …
Recent Comments